The SDFLA Blog is dedicated to providing news and notes regarding federal practice in the Southern District of Florida. The New Times calls the blog "the definitive source on South Florida's federal court system." All tips on court happenings are welcome and will remain anonymous. Please email David Markus at dmarkus@markuslaw.com

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Steve Chaykin

The funeral will be held this Monday, August 4th, at Temple Beth Shalom at 11:30 AM. The temple is located at 4144 Chase Avenue on Miami Beach. That is at 41st Street and Chase. The synagogue's phone number is 305.538.7231.

Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the "Sydney Chaykin College Fund" and mailed c/o

11:59 -- Frozen blog? Is this a summer treat? Or is it that messy gook that makes an air conditioner freeze up and ovewflow onto your brand new wood flooring?

Personally, I don't believe a word of this "mistake" excuse posited by Rumpole. After all, didn't Rumpole protest that his own blog was hijacked by an interloper and frozen by Google 'til it sorted out the ownership of the blog? My guess is that Markus was the interloper and the freezing of his blog is Rumpole's version of just desserts -- a frozen one, at that.

The Southern District of Florida blog was started by David Oscar Markus, who is a criminal trial and appellate lawyer in Miami, Florida. He frequently practices in federal courts around the country, including his hometown, the Southern District of Florida and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a former law clerk to then-Chief Judge of the District, Edward B. Davis.